Computer Program Product and Method for Auto-Focusing One or More Lighting Fixtures on Selected Persons in a Venue Who Are Performers of a Performance Occurring at the Venue

2. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the RTLS receiver is a wireless mesh network, and the RTLS tag is an ultra-wide band device, and wherein the position of the RTLS tag in three-dimensional space in the venue is identified by using the signal transmitted from the RTLS tag and received by the wireless mesh network to calculate the position of the RTLS tag in three-dimensional space.

3. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein the RTLS receiver is a plurality of RTLS anchors, and the RTLS tag is an RFID tag, and the RTLS anchors detect RFID signals emitted by the RFID tag, and wherein the position of the RTLS tag in three-dimensional space in the venue is identified by using the signal transmitted from the RTLS tag and received by the RTLS anchors to calculate the position of the RTLS tag in three-dimensional space.

4. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein a performer who is active during a respective scene is a performer who is scripted to talk during the respective scene.

5. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein a performer who is active during a respective scene is a performer who is scripted to dance or perform non-verbal performance art during the respective scene.

6. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein there are a plurality of lighting fixtures, and each lighting fixture auto-focuses on a subset of the performers in the venue who are active in the currently performed scene.

7. The computer program product of claim 1 wherein one or more of the RTLS tags is attached to an object that one of the performers is wearing, carrying, or holding, and wherein the object is a microphone, and wherein the microphone is used by the performers who are active during a respective scene to capture their respective talking.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the RTLS receiver is a wireless mesh network, and the RTLS tag is an ultra-wide band device, and wherein the position of the RTLS tag in three-dimensional space in the venue is identified by using the signal transmitted from the RTLS tag and received by the wireless mesh network to calculate the position of the RTLS tag in three-dimensional space.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the RTLS receiver is a plurality of RTLS anchors, and the RTLS tag is an RFID tag, and the RTLS anchors detect RFID signals emitted by the RFID tag, and wherein the position of the RTLS tag in three-dimensional space in the venue is identified by using the signal transmitted from the RTLS tag and received by the RTLS anchors to calculate the position of the RTLS tag in three-dimensional space.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein a performer who is active during a respective scene is a performer who is scripted to talk during the respective scene.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein a performer who is active during a respective scene is a performer who is scripted to dance or perform non-verbal performance art during the respective scene.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein there are a plurality of lighting fixtures, and each lighting fixture auto-focuses on a subset of the performers in the venue who are active in the currently performed scene.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein one or more of the RTLS tags is attached to an object that one of the performers is wearing, carrying, or holding, and wherein the object is a microphone, and wherein the microphone is used by the performers who are active during a respective scene to capture their respective talking.